Fort Drum man charged with driving while intoxicated

A Fort Drum man was charged by state police on Thursday afternoon with driving while intoxicated after his vehicle struck a house on Route 11 in the town of Pamelia.

Ian W. Beamon, 27, 10602 5th Armored Division St., lost control of his vehicle shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday and it struck a house at 23254 Route 11, state police said. He suffered cuts on his arm and face, but other details about the accident and the extent of damage were not available.

He was taken by ambulance to Samaritan Medical Center, where toxicology tests were completed. Those results also were not available.

He was released to military police.

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